CITIC Capital Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (81%)

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The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (87%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.9
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  • Average
  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (3%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at CITIC Capital

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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Xicheng Qu
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Beijing
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Beijing
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Shanghai
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location beijing
Experience
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Difficulty
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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Bangkok
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Difficult
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Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investments
Location Shanghai
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2012
Job Title
Group/Division Quantitative Research
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2016
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Hong Kong
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Difficulty
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Interview Questions & Answers - CITIC Capital Examples

Private Equity PE Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Xicheng Qu
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 26, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Skills Test
Interview
I saw the hiring info via WeChat offical accont and sent my resume to the email address. Then I received a written test. There are three case study, and you can pick two of them to finish. One is related to law.
Interview Questions
One of the case is realted to law. Candidates need to find corresponding legal cases or provisions to solve the problem.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Beijing
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 12, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round: quick HR phone interview regarding availability and going through resume; second round: 2 associates ask more resume questions and industry insights
Interview Questions
A question regarding my previous internship project: why most tech companies experience IPO underpricing in recent years?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Beijing
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Jun 09, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
did it with two interviewers, going through details in my resume, asking my opinions on the consumption industry and my availability for the intern
Interview Questions
Ask my understanding of IPO underpricing questions derived from my past internship
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Shanghai
Interviewed: July 2017
Date Submitted: Nov 22, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interviewers are from the structured finance and investment group and there are two rounds interviews. The first interview is about behavior questions and technical questions.
Interview Questions
Behavior questions were mainly about why our company, why this specific department, do you have previous experience on structured finance?
Technical questions were mainly about basic accounting questions like how will financial statements change if depreciation increases by 100, walk me through the DCF process and your basic assumption of the increase in revenue, and how can you get the free cash flow from the initial EBIT?
The round interview is quite simple. I talked with the director about my career path and future work in this division.
Sample Answer

2018 Investment Analyst Internship Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in beijing
Interviewed: October 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 14, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The typical interview process include: CV screening - Equity Research Investment Thesis Submission - First Round Interview - Final Round Interview.
Interview Questions
The interviews consist of the typical equity research questions. It also include more specific company and industry questions based on the investment thesis report. In the end, you will also be asked about the behavioral type questions based on the CV you submitted.

The most difficult part is the questions which are more consulting - type Qs:
1. How to predict and justify the future trends, i.e. the growth rates and market size
2. How to conduct primary research to find evidence and make conclusions.
Sample Answer

Trainee Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Bangkok
Interviewed: March 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 13, 2018
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Interview
Full day interviews with partners, future colleagues and people from other divisions, presentation at tthe end
Interview Questions
What do you think about Trump, you do not look like a trader, why did you apply, biggest dream
Sample Answer

PE Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in Shanghai
Interviewed: September 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 17, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
an analyst interviewed me and the interview was based on your resume.
As i have done one internship in S&T i was asked to do stock pitch
And there is some questions about my internship in consulting because the interviewer is from Bain
Interview Questions
the most difficult and unexpected question is about the stock pitch because I thought it would ask me several questions about the financialling modelling and I have prepared the EBITDA EV and other things
It turned out I never met questions like that
Insead I was asked to looked for some promising stocks in China's secondary market and check if there was something worth mentioning
Because I attended so many roadshows before and my previous was in an investment bank's sales and trading department so I just put some stocks i know
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2017
Date Submitted: Oct 09, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview was standard. Interviewers did not seem very interested in asking questions. Some discussions were unusual.
Interview Questions
What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Tell me how you could assist company X in the dynamics of raising capital.

What is something that is interesting about you?

What do you enjoy doing when not in school?

Tell me what you know about debt structure.

Do you follow the markets? If so, tell me about a stock you've been following.

I see that you have some non-finance related internships on your resume. Tell me why you'd be interested in finance instead of the fields related to these previous internships.
Sample Answer

trading Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2012
Date Submitted: Dec 31, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I got the interview through the referral of a recruiter for another program. It was a simple phone interview, it was scheduled to take 30 minutes but we ended up going for 45. The interviewer first introduced the program in the start of the call, then proceeded to ask me 3 fairly simple probability questions to gauge my quantitative skills. After that, there was an opportunity to have some open.
Interview Questions
1.What is the number of coins you need to flip simultaneously to have at least a 90% chance of getting at least one head?

2.Person A flips a coin. If he lands heads, he wins. If he lands tails, player B flips the coin. If player B lands heads, he wins. If he lands tails, player A goes again, until somebody lands heads. What is the probability that player A will win this game?

3.There is a game where you roll a die. You win money for whatever you roll ($1 if you roll a 1, $2 if you roll a 2, etc). If you are unhappy with your first roll, you are able to roll the die a second time. If you roll the die a second time, only your second roll determines the payout. What is a fair price to charge to play this game?
Sample Answer

Investment analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 27, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
There are two rounds in total. First round is that two analysts interview the candidate and second that manager conduct.
Interview Questions
1.Explain an LBO (leveraged buyout) to my grandmother, who knows nothing about finance.
2.If a company was looking to raise debt or equity, what are the 3 most important questions to ask?
3.What would be the difference between the interest coverage rate of a senior board vs. junior debt?
4.How does FED change the interest rates?
5.How does Net Income flow into the Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows?
6.How do you value a company?
7.Describe how to value a privately held company
Sample Answer
$10m+
Est Annual Revenue
Industry
Private Equity

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